FTZ Board Approves Reorganization, Expansion for Zone in Virginia

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board announced its approval of the expansion and reorganization under the Alternative Site Framework of FTZ 207 in and around Richmond, Virginia. The zone will now cover all of Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Essex, Greensville, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Richmond and Westmoreland Counties, as well as the Independent Cities of Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, Petersburg and Richmond. Under the Alternative Site Framework, companies will now be able to request subzone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process.